Proverbs 12:25

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Summary

Proverbs 12:25

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

Heaviness

But

Bible References

Heaviness

The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

A person's spirit sustains him through sickness -- but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Then in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought to me, I took the wine and gave it to the king. Previously I had not been depressed in the king's presence.

I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

But

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time -- how good it is!

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.

The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, so that I know how to help the weary. He wakes me up every morning; he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do.

The Lord then addressed good, comforting words to the angelic messenger who was speaking to me.

For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.